Pixelart Course

Understand creating Pixel Art for use in Games

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.6

- Learn the fundamentals of creating pixel art and understand how to use different pixel art styles
- Learn to create a complete tileset for use in a platformer or side-scrolling game
- Learn to create a tileset for use in a top-down dungeon
- and learn how top-down perspectives work

What you'll learn

Learn the fundamentals of creating pixel art and understand how to use different pixel art styles

Learn to create a complete tileset for use in a platformer or side-scrolling game

Learn to create a tileset for use in a top-down dungeon

and learn how top-down perspectives work

Understand color theory and the importance of lighting in your art

Learn to create characters and how to animate those characters

* Requirements

* The only requirement is being able to use a computer

Description

In this course you will learn all the skills you need to create your own pixel art whether you use it for your own games, just to create art pieces or to sell as asset packs for other people to use.

You’ll learn basic techniques for how to draw objects in different art styles, how to add shading and highlights to objects and the importance of carefully choosing where your pixels go.

You’ll learn simple techniques for creating characters from basic shapes and you’ll learn how to add animation to your characters and objects.

You’ll learn how create a complete set of tiles for a platformer and a dungeon crawler, and learn the importance of re-using common elements in your tiles.

You’ll also be tested with regular challenges throughout the course to take the skills you’ve learned, apply them in new ways and share your progress with others.

This course will teach you all the basics and essentials you need for creating your own pixel art. Learn how to create art for your own games today!

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to learn to create Pixel Art
Anyone who wants to create art for their games
Anyone looking to improve their understanding of Pixel Art

Course content

12 sections • 83 lectures

Introduction 1 lectures

Introduction Preview 00:59

Pixel Art Basics 10 lectures

Choosing Pixel Art Programs Preview 04:37

Basic Tools For Drawing Preview 07:45

Starting Simple - Drawing an Apple Preview 09:30

Using References to Improve Your Pixel Art Preview 09:56

Saving and Exporting Your Work Preview 06:10

Understanding Shading Preview 03:48

Avoiding Pillow Shading Preview 05:50

Using Outlines Preview 07:46

Drawing Curved Lines Using Pixels Preview 06:41

PIXEL ART BASICS CHALLENGE Preview 00:07

Ground Tileset 12 lectures

Setting up a new document (For Multiple Programs) Preview 03:37

Creating First Dirt Tile Preview 16:11

Adding Grass Tiles Preview 10:41

Making the Bottom Tiles Preview 04:52

Making the Left Edge Tiles Preview 05:03

Making the Right Edge Tiles Preview 07:35

Making A Thin Platform And Understanding Inner Corners Preview 04:03

Making Inner Corners Preview 05:17

Making Thin Pillar Preview 02:35

Making Sloped Tiles Preview 11:58

CHALLENGE - CREATE SLOPES GOING THE OPPOSITE WAY Preview 00:07

Finishing Touches for Tiles Preview 01:20

Backgrounds 6 lectures

Laying Out Test Map Preview 05:45

Laying out a Rough Background Preview 02:57

Adding More Mountains Preview 04:16

Using Colour to Show Depth Preview 02:04

Adding Highlights To The Mountains Preview 05:00

Adding Clouds Preview 16:24

Understanding Colour & Colour Theory 4 lectures

Colour Basics Preview 05:54

Applying Warm and Cool Colours to Test Scene Preview 07:35

Understanding Colour Combinations Preview 11:24

CHALLENGE - DESIGN YOUR OWN TILESET Preview 00:10

Creating a Character 4 lectures

Setting up Character Sheet Preview 02:04

Simple Process for Creating a Character - The Head Preview 04:48

Adding The Body Preview 05:30

Adding Shading Preview 10:13

Animating the Character 6 lectures

Creating an Idle Animation Preview 07:56

Creating a Jump Preview 05:54

Creating a Walk Animation - Leg Movement Preview 12:38

Creating a Walk Animation - Shading The Legs Preview 04:51

Completing the Walk Animation Preview 11:18

CHALLENGE - DRAW & ANIMATE A NEW CHARACTER Preview 00:09

Platformer Objects 11 lectures

Setting up Platformer Objects Document Preview 00:53

Creating Spikes Preview 08:08

Creating a Coin Preview 03:49

Animating the Coin Preview 09:24

Creating Hearts Preview 06:58

Creating a Gem Preview 05:18

Creating a Dangerous Weight on a Chain Preview 09:46

Creating a Rotating Checkpoint Preview 06:57

Creating a Signpost Preview 02:55

Creating a Log Bridge Preview 06:35

Creating a Fence Preview 06:12

Making Enemies 5 lectures

Making a Simple Slime Preview 03:51

Animating the Slime Preview 04:51

Making an Enemy Bat Preview 05:40

Animating the Bat Preview 10:08

CHALLENGE - CREATE MORE ENEMIES & OBJECTS Preview 00:21

Dungeon Tiles 8 lectures

Understanding Top-Down Perspective Preview 07:27

Creating The Basic Wall Tile Preview 07:25

Creating the Floor Tile Preview 04:13

Weathering the Floor Tile Preview 05:09

CHALLENGE: Use the same weathering techniques on the bricks in the dungeon walls Preview 00:07